Daily Republican., 1887-09-23
FOURTH EDITION
nxearsson 90 Reading.

The twelfth annual excursion OF Mr..
Joseph DsGodt to Reading, Pa, took
place Yesterday. Biz cars. contaiptng
abou, one hund red and twenty ave pas
sen gers, LETT the W. q N. depot NJ 40
O'Clock. The train, although Q special,
seemed to ron very slow. but before
reaching Reading picked mp enough
passsp q eIs 10 swell the number TO over
SEQ Tho country through which this
road runs Ia picturesque and well worth
| taking ride over. kssding was reach
ed st 30 o'clock, and the passerssrs
we're soon lost to view In the vast crowd
the, promenaded Penn street, having
but one object In view, and that was
the State FAIR grounde.
Alter taking q stroll around the city
(shich, by the way, appeared 10 the
writer 10 have more push and hand
sorner stores than our city,) We wended
cur way into tba prees room OF the
Reading Eagle, which boasts Of circu.
ls,ion OF ossr 5000 copies daily. II
prints four separate editions, and the
Inside Of the second edition wac beipG
printed on their our-eyliuder Hoe
J press while we were ,here.
The daily edition OF the Eagle, wits
the exception of Saturday apd Sunday
, is about the size of the REPUBLICAN
and cells for thres cents . copy. Th'
Saturday aud Sunday editions are en-
lsrged to the aize OF the Every Evepin
Their composition room 10 rather din2y
and IL 10 necessary to keep the gas burn
ing all Cay over nuner Gus p0sitors
frames so 80 to enable them 10 see
After o pleasant chat with member o
the staff we bsde him adieu sot wan
e dered into handsome place called th
r Tropical Garden, where VS. were re
/, called with music while or joying on
D repast. The walters consisted OF quit
e An army OF young and pretty girls, wh
would waltz mp to you, after you ha.
4 given yonr order to smother pretty girl
b. and say. Have you ordersd?" wbil
|. We would answer rather eeakly, Yes
e one hour age; please have the good nes
= to rec II 1t Is being brought from Wi
!. minstou over the Wilmington an
i Nor,hern Rsilroad After eating on
: meal, which, by the way. was excelieu
!. aud nioely served we walked ont Pen
:. street to the Fair grounds. After givin
e up cur yiece Of psstbosrd 20 the man q
q the turnsttle sc were for the first tim
v inside OF the BsIks County Fa
grounds We will not attempt 10 siv
ytbins like NJ delightful of what "
saw, but, cor word for IL, the grount
were coveied with booths aad fasir
stands OF every det cription, sizs &C
. condition, with every thing 10 sell fro
the double jointed, fresh roasted, re-
hot peanut 20 the slesk.tongued pc
corn man, who gave pr!Zs OF hs
dollsr IN every package sold for .
small tum o! ten cent?, or who tax
three (e cents worth) for IS se nis, al
strange to say there were plenty
suckers who readily parted with The
money.
Tso hrsss bands enIivened the occ
sioa with popular airs. The display
rs chickens, ducks sud pigeons was IA
bnt hardly up to the Elkton fa,s d
plsy. The display OF horses end cStl
were dne, while the agricultural exl
bition wae worth visit. 1t 10 ta
that over lG, 900 persons visited the IA
Nesterdsy, and we attribute this v:
mum her TO the low price OF admitsio
which Was % cents.
Q The city OF Reading had assumed t
9i appearance o: 8 gala doy, and evei
body was dressel IN their beat. T
girls ard their besux from tho rnl
district were there and made quite
contrast moving through the crow
- a!ougsite OF the citv folks.